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Job Description

Overview

We are seeking passionate, motivated individuals to join our team at MEI Houston, TX. We have opportunities for both experienced and entry-level candidates at our two-day hiring event.

Requirements

  • Riggers - 1-year minimum experience required
  • CDL Driver/Riggers - 13 and 18 speed Manual experience required
  • Crater - carpentry/power tools experience 1 year required
  • Foreman - rigging background
  • Superintendent - rigging background

Benefits

  • Competitive wages and benefits
  • Opportunities for growth and advancement
  • A collaborative and inclusive work environment

Additional Information

  • First Event: Tuesday October 28, 2026, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at 13300 John F. Kennedy Blvd, HOU 77039
  • Second Event: Wednesday October 29, 2026, 9:00 am to 2:00 pm at 13300 John F. Kennedy Blvd, HOU 77039

Benefits

Competitive wages and benefits
Opportunities for growth and advancement
A collaborative and inclusive work environment
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How this job compares in Houston, TX

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs in Houston, TX currently run a median of $27/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $22–$35/hr across 88 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Houston, TX

We're tracking 361 other active welding openings in Houston, TX right now, from 195 different employers. 123 of them were added in the last week. Across Texas as a whole we're tracking 1,256 other active welding openings from 562 employers. A metro this active generally means you have real leverage — employers here are competing for the same welders. Browse every welding job in Houston, or widen the search to Texas.

MEI Industrial Solutions currently has 1 other opening live in Texas, which is usually a sign of either steady growth or steady turnover — worth asking which in the interview.

The most active employers in Texas at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Austin Industries (34), Welding Shop in Austin, TX (27), and Zachry Group (23). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

Within Texas, the best-paying metros we track by median hourly rate are Pasadena at $36/hr, Dallas at $35/hr, and Midlothian at $35/hr. If you can relocate or commute, that spread is worth factoring in.

Similar openings near Houston, TX

Pay figures are medians computed from live postings in the Welding Pros index, not from survey data, and they move as employers post. Two day Hiring Event - Houston, Texas. figures were last recalculated when this page was built.